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REALTY ROUNDUP: JANUARY 2015

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

WPI-based inflation rose 0.11% in December 2014 compared with zero change in
November 2014. CPI based inflation for January (new base year of 2011-12) came at
5.11% Y-o-Y as compared with 4.28% Y-o-Y growth in December 2014 (new base year).
Crude oil and commodity prices continue to decline making way for rate cuts by RBI.

The RBI cut its repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) on 15 January 2015, while the cash
reserve ratio (CRR) and the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) were kept unchanged at 4.0%
and 22%, respectively. (SLR is slated for a 50 bps cut effective February 2015). The cut in
repo rate, at which the RBI gives short-term credit to banks, is likely to help revive the
real estate sector.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth was subdued at 1.7% year on year (Y-o-Y)
in December 2014 compared with 3.9% in November 2014 on slow growth in mining
and electricity segments.

The Land Acquisition Act Ordinance received presidential assent after clearance by the
Union Cabinet, making room for significant changes in the Land Acquisition Act
including removal of consent clause for acquiring land for five areas - industrial
corridors, PPP projects, rural infrastructure, affordable housing and defence. Under the

amended law, the mandatory "consent" clause and Social Impact Assessment (SIA) will
not be applicable if the land is acquired for these five purposes. However, the
compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement packages will be applicable as per the
new Land Acquisition Act for acquiring land for the five purposes.

Market regulator SEBI has notified new norms that will allow Foreign Venture Capital
Investors (FVCIs) in Core Investment Companies (CICs) for infrastructure sector to help
attract overseas funds in this space. The move will remove any hindrance for investment
in the infrastructure sector through the FVCI route and to boost the infrastructure sector
in the country.

The ready reckoner rates in Mumbai, have been increased by an average 15%-20%
effective January 1, 2015. Posh residential localities such as Worli and areas near
Bandra-Kurla Complex have seen increase of around 30-40%, while rates in popular
suburbs such as Goregaon, Borivali, Malad, Chembur, Ghatkopar and Vikhroli have been
increased by around 15%.

Pune Ready Reckoner 2015, the annual statement of rates or property prices in Pune,
have been increased by 15-25% and land rates have been increased by 20% to 100%.

Delhi Government will introduce e-registration of properties including payment of


registration fee. The aim is to do away with the long and tedious manual payment
process and make way for online payment.

Fair trade regulator CCI has approved mortgage lender Dewan Housing Finance's
proposed buying of 50 percent stake each in two arms of US-based PGLH of Delaware
Inc. Following the transaction, the entities would become 50:50 joint ventures between
Dewan Housing and PGLH.

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has issued a notification allowing waiver of stamp
duty to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on transfer of land from farmers under land
pooling policy (LPP). The authority, will not charge any stamp duty on transaction of land
from farmers to big developers under land pool policy.

Indiabulls Asset Management Company has launched its real estate fund, an alternative
investment fund (AIF) that will target residential projects in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai,
Bengaluru and Pune. The fund, rated AAA (AIF) by CARE Ratings, has a target fund size
of 500 Cr. with an option of raising another 500 Cr. and an average deal tenure of three
years. The investments shall be through fully-secured non-convertible debentures with
quarterly returns. The fund is sponsored by Indiabulls Housing Finance.

The UP government on Friday approved the electronic manufacturing policy under


which three clusters, including one in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development
Authority (YEIDA) area, will be set up to encourage manufacturing of electronic
products.

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani paid about INR 1.29 lakh per sq ft, i.e. INR 22.5 Cr.
for the deal, for a sea-facing apartment in the marquee Samudra Mahal building at Worli
in South Mumbai.

Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (DIAL) has raised $288.75 million in an overseas bond
sale. This is the first US dollar high yield corporate bond from Asia and India placed in
the offshore markets in Jan-2015.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the de-merger of IDFC Ltd. to IDFC Bank
Ltd., the infrastructure finance company said in filing to the National Stock Exchange
(NSE). IDFC will have its lending business including project finance, fixed income and
treasury operated from a new step-down subsidiary called IDFC Bank Ltd. The firms
other businesses, including private equity, investment banking and asset management,
will have to be housed in new companies separate from the bank.

Grabhouse.com has closed a Series A funding of $2.5 million from Kalaari Capital and
Sequoia Capital. Launched in July 2013, Grabhouse.com is a community-based online
exchange for finding rented accommodation.

RESIDENTIAL MARKET - KEY TRENDS

CITY

TOP 7 CITIES : RESIDENTIAL KEY TRENDS

Delhi NCR

The Delhi NCR markets have been primarily end-user driven for the few quarters, with category A
and B developers of Gurgaon and Noida offering good buying schemes to customers with deferred
payments options like possession linked subvention and optional buy-back schemes.
The New Year saw selected few launches in Gurgaon-Sohna market from developers like DLF,
Raheja, Lotus Greens and Supertech. The developers like Raheja, Ramada and Conscient have also
tapped-into affordable housing segment in the Gurgaon-Sohna belt with an average pricing of INR
4000 per sq. ft. of carpet area with no extra charges, PLC, etc.
The developers are on a look out for the right time to launch their regular projects at appropriate
price levels. Market activities have been on the Southern Peripheral Road and Sohna. The capital
values have been more or less stable in Gurgaon.
DLF has launched The Crest Edition 2 on the established micro-market of Golf Course Road at a BSP
of INR 17000 psf. Supertech launched Aadri on Sec 79B, Gurgaon and Hill City on Sec 2, Sohna.
Raheja also launched independent floors project Ayana Floors at sec 79, Gurgaon, while Lotus
Greens has also come-up with a project in Sohna micro-market.
The capital values have been stable in Noida. Mahagun launched Manoreal on sec 128, Noida on
the Noida expressway micro-market.
Markets like Ghaziabad and Greater Noida have seen better absorption due to end-user driven
buying and affordable price-points.

Mumbai

Mumbai residential RE prices continue to be stable at current levels with a continuation of the
ongoing inertia in sales reflected by higher number site visits per customer to close a transaction
successfully. The market witnessed the investors waiting for positive cues before investing and the
transaction volumes were also lower compared to previous month.
There were a few launches in the premium segment by developers like Rustomjee and Kanakia
while Lodha, Oberoi, Arkade, Spenta, and Vijay Group launched in the mid/affordable segments.
Rustomjee launched a premium project Paramount at Khar West at a price point of INR 49,500
per sq. ft. Kanakia launched project Paris at Bandra East at a price range of INR 23,900 to 24,900
per sq. ft.
Many of the developers are offering flexible payments schedule and variations of possession and
construction linked subvention schemes to their buyers in order to lock in sales.
In the mid-segment, Arkade launched 1BHK apartments Arkade Art at Mira Road at a price point
of INR 7,250 per sq. ft., while Spenta came up with Alta Vista at Chembur. Thane saw launch of
projects Blockbuster and Orvio by Lodha and Vijay Group respectively. Project Eternia and
Enigna were launched at Mulund by Oberoi Group in the same category.
Vijay Group launched its second project Vijay Estate at Neral to cater to the affordable housing
category with a pricing of INR 2700 per sq. ft.

Pune

Bangalore

Chennai

The residential RE market in Pune witnessed decent activity with a renewed interest of buyers and
few new project launches during January 2015. Residential RE sales volumes showed an upward
movement while the prices continued to be stagnant over the past 1-2 months.
The developers are offering heavy discounts where there is genuine buyer interest in order to lock
in sales.
While there exists a genuine end-user demand in Pune, basic affordability has gone down owing to
increase in saleable areas of the residential units. For instance, a 2BHK unit costs INR 75-85 Lac on
an average whereas there exists a demand for 2BHK units in the range of INR 40-65 Lac, hence
there is a huge demand-supply mismatch. Home buyers now prefer ready to move in projects
compared to under construction projects. We expect RE sales to pick up pace and improve over the
next few months during the year.
Kolte Patil launched KP Towers at Kothrud, while Marvel Realtors launched Marvel Piazza at
Viman Nagar in the INR 8000-9000 segment.
Lodha launched Belmondo-Riviera at Gahunje, while Kumar Properties launched Megapolis
Mystic at Hinjewadi in the INR 5100-5193 segments.
Amit Enterprises launched Phase 2 at Undri in its existing project Colori at INR 3600.
The residential RE market in Bangalore witnessed moderate activity during January 2015 mainly
owing to cautious sentiments and lean or no investments by traditional buyers during Margazhi
Masa month (mid-Dec to mid-Jan, considered inauspicious).
RE transaction volumes are mainly concentrated in East, South and North Bangalore at competitive
pricing vis-a-vis existing unsold inventory.
Transaction volumes are biased in favour of ticket sizes between INR 70-80 Lakhs. Transactions
above this ticket size saw resistance from buyers.
During January 2015, developers such as RMZ, KMB, Bluejay, Brigade, Ashok Piramal and Bhartiya
City Developers pre-launched new projects. RMZ and KMB launched on Sarjapur-Outer Ring Road
at price point between INR 6700 to 6750 per sq. ft. while Bluejay and Ashok Piramal launched near
Hosur Road and JP Nagar respectively.
Brigade had two launches on Mysore Road and Kogilu Main Road at price points of INR 3690 and
4650 respectively. Bhartiya City Developers launched serviced and managed apartments Leela
Residencies at Thanisandra.
Chennai residential markets was slightly subdued on a M-o-M basis in terms of transaction volumes
because of many traditional buyers opting not to buy property during the Margazhi Masa month
(mid-Dec to mid-Jan, considered inauspicious). Price points have remained stable, however
developers have been giving discounts on BSP to the extent of INR 100-200 per sq. ft. to boost
sales.
A few new launches happened during the month including Silver Crest at Madurapakkam by
Rajkjam, Pinnacle Crest at Shollinganalur by Bhasyam Developers.
S&P Infrastructure launched a second phase in its existing project Living Space at Aiyyapakkam.
Godrej launched Lagoon at Chembrabakkam under subvention scheme.
Many developers seemed to be under pressure to negotiate prices by approximately INR 100-200/
sq. ft. in certain projects.

Kolkata

Hyderabad

Kolkata residential real estate markets witnessed a slow start in the new year in terms of
absorption and new launches. The month of January 2015 witnessed few new launches.
Eastern micro-market of Rajarhat witnessed new project by Mounthill Realty offering residential
units in the price range of INR 3,937 4,141 /sq.ft. The micro-market of B.T. Road had a couple of
launches by Keventer Homes and Tata Value Homes at price points of INR 5,100 and 4000
respectively.
Capital values remained largely stable. Various developers were seen to be offering discounts and
freebies to lure buyers and boost their sales volumes. A few developers were also seen to waive off
location and floor-rise PLCs.
No launches in the RE residential segment and the market seemed to be stagnant waiting for right
cues and stability before developers and investors could expand the existing market.

Source: ICICI PSGs Channel Sources

KEY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT LAUNCHES: JANUARY 2015

Bangalore

PROJECTS

DEVELOPER

LOCATION

CAPITAL
VALUE
(INR / SFT.)

EXPECTED
POSSESSION

Marq

RMZ

Sarjapur, Outer
Ring Road

6,750

DEC-2018

La Plazzo Phase
2

KMB

Sarjapur, Outer
Ring Road

6,700

JUL-2018

9 Forum

Bluejay

Off Hosur Road

6,500

JUL-2017

Panorama

Brigade

Mysore Road

3,690

MAR-2018

North Ridge

Brigade

Kogilu Main
Road

4,650

MAR-2018

8,450

JUL-2018

10,500

JUL-2018

4,575-5,575

JAN-2019

Ashok Heights Ashok Piramal

Delhi NCR

JP Nagar

Leela
Residencies

Bhartiya City
Developers

Thanisandra

Ayana Floors

Raheja

Sec 79, Gurgaon

The Crest
Edition 2

DLF

Sec 54, Gurgaon

Arascape

Lotus Greens

Sec 33, Sohna

4,300

SEP-2018

Hill City

Supertech

Sec 2, Sohna

4,490

SEP-2018

17,000

MAR-2018

Mumbai

Chennai

Pune

Aadri

Supertech

Sec 79B,
Gurgaon

7,000

Manoreal

Mahagun

Sec 128, Noida

7,500

JAN-2019

Arkade Art

Arkade

Mira Road

7,250

JUN-2016

Paramount

Rustomejee

Khar West

49,500

JUN-2018

Paris

Kanakia

Bandra East

23,900-24,900

MAR-2018

Blockbuster

Lodha

Thane

6,993

Alta Vista

Spenta

Chembur

12,500

Eternia, Enigma

Oberoi

Mulund

12,250

Orovio

Vijay Group

Thane

8,100

Vijay Estate

Vijay Group

Neral

2,700

Silver Crest

Rajkham

Madurapakkam

3,480

Pinnacle Crest

Bhashyam
Developers

Shollinganalur

Living Space
Phase 2

S&P
Infrastructure

Aiyyapakkam

Lagoon

Godrej

Chembrabakkam

4,100

JAN-2017

KP Towers

Kolte Patil
Developers

Kothrud

9,000

MAR-2018

Marvel Plazza

Marvel
Realtors

Viman Nagar

8,000

DEC-2017

Amit Colori
Phase 2

Amit
Enterprises

Undri

3,600

SEP-2016

Megapolis
Mystic

Kumar
Properties

Hinjewadi

5,100

MAR-2018

Belmondo
Riviera

Lodha

Gahunje

5,193

SEP-2016

The North

Keventer
Group

BT Road

Pyramid

Mounthill
Realty

Rajarhat

Kolkata

5,199
NA

5,100
3,937-4,141

MAR-2018

DEC-2017
DEC-2017
DEC-2010
DEC-2018
DEC-2017
OCT-2016
JAN-2018
JAN-2017

JUL-2017
JUL-2018

Code Name

Hyderabad

Tata Value
Homes

BT Road

4,000

JUL-2019

No New Launches

GEOGRPAHY-WISE CAPITAL MARKET WATCH


DELHI NCR:

Emaar MGF has raised INR 600 Cr. from private equity (PE) fund SSG Capital
Management against the security of two residential projects and one industrial park in
Gurgaon.

Realty firm M3M India paid INR 300 Cr. as installment to Sahara group as part of the deal
to buy 185 acres of land in Gurgaon for INR 1,211 Cr..

Piramal Fund Management, the real estate investment arm of the Ajay Piramal Group,
has invested INR 225 Cr. in two projects of Noida-based builder Lotus Greens. Lotus
Greens will use a part of the funds to pay for the land it has bought in Noida. The rest will
be used to complete old projects, including Lotus Boulevard and Lotus Panache, for
developing the second phase of its Arena project in Sports City in Noida's Sector-79 and
for a new plotted development in Sports City.

Private equity firm Kotak Realty Fund has sold its stake in 3C Companys information
technology park project in Noida back to the promoters, earning a return of less than
30% on its investment. The fund had picked up a 35% stake in the project for about INR
65 Cr. in 2007.

MUMBAI:

LIC Housing Finance Ltd (LICHFL) has taken possession of Orbit Corporation's 35storeyed premium residential tower in central Mumbai, after the realty player failed to
repay a INR 95.50 Cr. loan. The realty firm had borrowed the money from LICHFL and the
25,670 sq ft property was a collateral for the loan, which had Orbit Manging Director
Punit Agarwal and Chairman Ravikiran Agarwal as the guarantors.

Godrej Properties Limited entered into an agreement with Godrej & Boyce (G&B) to
develop a new mixed-use project on the property at Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli West,
Mumbai. The potential saleable area in this project will be approximately 110,000 square
meters (1.2 million sq. ft.).

Hiranandani Constructions has acquired 30-acre land parcel near Sanathal junction on
SG highway close to Ahmedabad and is looking to develop a mixed-use project with an
investment of nearly INR 1,000 Cr..

Pune-based Kolte-Patil Developers has secured three society redevelopment projects in


the Western suburbs of Mumbai. The projects are in Khar, Malad and Goregaon.

Mumbai-based Realty player Poddar Developers has raised INR 125 Cr. through qualified
institutions placement (QIP) route.

Clariant Chemicals (India) has completed the sale of 87 acres of land near Mumbai to
realty major Lodha Group and received INR 1,102.5 Cr. in full and final payment.

PUNE:

Paranjape Schemes (Construction) Ltd, has attracted Ascendas India Trust (a-iTrust) to
invest over INR 600 Cr. over a period of about two years, including immediate infusion of
capital of INR 260 Cr. via listed Non-Convertible Debentures and balance by way of
purchase of shares of SEZ Phase II SPV Company at Hinjewadi, Pune.

BANGALORE:

Alliance Group has raised INR 200 Cr. funding by non-convertible debentures from
Indostar Capital Finance Ltd. and Reliance Capital Ltd.

US e-commerce giant Amazon is near to close a lease deal of 1.3 million square feet of
prime office space in Bagmane World Tech Centre in Bengaluru at an estimated annual
rent of INR 85 Cr.

CHENNAI:

US-based private equity fund New Vernon Capital is said to be buying out Shapoorji
Pallonji's 51% stake in the latter's business park in Chennai, valued at about $200 million
or roughly INR 1200 Cr.

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